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awards and honored

Grand Marshall
Evanston, IL 4th of July Parade/2024

Women of the Reparations Movement Recognition
DC Justice Lab/2024

New Profit Civic Lab Social Entrepreneur/2024

Haitian Community Award
Radio LaDifference/2024

YWomen Leadership Award (YWCA)/2023

University of Chicago Institute of Politics Fellow/2023

Community Service Award
Chessmen Club of the North Shore 2022

Rosa Parks Award
AAAED American Association for Access Equity and Diversity 2022

City of Evanston, IL Proclamation 2022

Community Service Award
Evanston/North Shore NAACP 2022

Distinguished Alumni
Evanston Township High School/2022

Reparations Trailblazer
Urban One 2021

Phenomenal Woman Award
Black Women’s Expo PowHER 2021

City of South Futon, GA Proclamation – 2021

City Philadelphia, PA Proclamation – 2020

Liz Tisdahl Award
Democratic Party of Evanston 2020

Inductee National Civil Rights Hall of Fame – 2019

Vernon Jarrett Legislative Award
Dearborn Realtists Board 2019

Woman of Excellence Community Impact
Realtists Women’s Council of Illinois 2019

Elected Official of the Year
Route Fifty 2019

Reparations Leadership Honor
NCOBRA National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America/2019

Woman of Excellence Community Impact
Realtists Women’s Council of Illinois 2019

Elected Official of the Year
Route Fifty 2019

Reparations Leadership Honor
NCOBRA National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America/2019

Imani Award
Family Focus 2016